Research on Homeschooling with Dr. Rebecca English

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At Raising Wildlings, we have shared our homeschooling journeys along with countless others, but what does the research say about homeschooling in Australia. Well, homeschooling has more than doubled over the last several years. So what is it that is driving these trends, let’s find out in my discussion today with Dr. Rebecca English from QUT.

👉 Rebecca shares

• Her background and how she got involved in this movement
• What some of the main reasons people make the switch to alternative education
• About the binaries of ideologs, pedagogs and accidentals
• How the current climate is impacting people’s views on homeschooling
• Important statistics on homeschooling in Australia
• How to start home learning
• How to access support and help you through the process
• Some of the outstanding findings she has discovered in her research
• Profound outcomes from unschooling
• Her thoughts on credentialism and how the academic landscape is changing in regards to needing formal qualifications

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Read her published findings and articles here

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*Just a note apologising that our Homeschool Course has suffered technical difficulties. We hope to have rectified by Tues 21st September.

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👉 Guest Details

Dr. Rebecca English is a researcher, teacher and mother whose work is concerned with parenting and education. She has an interest in the ways parents make choices for their children that align with their beliefs about family, parenting and other factors. Her particular interest is in the choice of non-mainstream education affects children’s experience of agency and autonomy.

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